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Brides.com Names Columbia, Missouri Natives Janet & Chrissy Palmer Winners of the 2008 Mother-to-Daughter Bridal ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - With Mother's Day around the corner, Conde Nast's premier destination bridal website Brides.com is wrapping up its week-long celebration of the 'Mother-of-the-Bride' by awarding Columbia, Missouri child daycare professional Janet Palmer and her soon-to-be-wed daughter Chrissy with the grand prize in its inaugural Mother-to-Daughter Bridal Sweepstakes.

Federal marriage-for-citizenship sting nets 83 Fla. arrests (AP via Yahoo! News) - A federal sting of four companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenships, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests, authorities said Friday.

Britain's most haunted places revealed (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - From screaming skulls and headless horsemen to murdered brides and phantom farmers, English folklore is full of spine-tingling ghost stories.

Marriage-for-citizenship sting nets 83 arrests in Florida (Houston Chronicle) - A federal sting of four companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenship, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests, authorities said Friday.

Texas' White House brides - a look back (Austin American-Statesman) - Today, first daughter Jenna Bush takes her place in history as one of 23 children married during their father's presidency and the third hailing from Texas. But Bush's private Crawford ranch wedding to Henry Hager, a former aide to Karl Rove and son of John Henry Hager, the Virginia Republican Party chairman, is a stark contrast from the exceedingly public celebrations of President Lyndon Baines ...

Federal sting nets 83 arrests in fake-wedding business (Winston-Salem Journal) - ORLANDO, Fla. -- A federal sting of four companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenships, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests, authorities said yesterday.

Federal marriage-for-citizenship sting nets 83 Fla. arrests (The Charlotte Observer) - A federal sting of four companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenships, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests, authorities said Friday. Immigrants, Americans and company officials were among the 83 arrested. The immigrants paid as much as $10,000, while the U.S. citizens were offered up to $2,500, U.S. ...

Britain's most haunted places revealed (TVNZ) - From screaming skulls and headless horsemen to murdered brides and phantom farmers, English folklore is full of spine-tingling ghost stories. Terrified witnesses speak of seeing ghostly armies marching through the fog, spirits searching for hidden treasure and bells ringing from ruined churches.

Couples Waiting Longer To Marry Due To Bad Economy (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul) - If you're invited to a wedding this summer, don't plan on an open bar or caviar. May local brides are cutting back because of tough economic times.

Federal marriage-for-citizenship sting nets 83 Fla. arrests (Las Vegas Sun) - Fri, May 9, 2008 (8:07 p.m.) A federal sting of four companies accused of arranging fraudulent marriages for U.S. citizenships, complete with wedding photos of brides in gowns and elaborate fake cakes, has netted more than 80 arrests, authorities said Friday.